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Download Solution PDFThe IUPAC name of
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OSSTET 2019 (Science PCM) Official Paper (Held on 22 Jan 2020)
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Option 1 : 3-Bromo-2-Nitro butanoic acid
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Download Solution PDFConcept:
- To name the given carboxylic acids according to IUPAC rules,
- the -COOH group gets the least priority.
- The numbering should start with the -COOH carbon.
- The rest of the functional groups can be considered substituents.
Explanation:
- The given compound is shown below:
- To name it according to IUPAC rules, the numbering order is shown below:
- The substituent Bromo at the third carbon and the substituent nitro group at the second carbon will become the prefixes.
- The secondary suffix is -oic acid due to the -COOH group.
- The primary suffix is the -ane as there is no unsaturation in the given compound.
- Hence, the IUPAC name of the compound becomes:
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